Garment supporter



1929. R. ROTHMAN GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed May 19, 1927 Patented Aug. 13,1929.

UNITED STATES ROSE ROTHMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

Application filed May 19,

This invention relates to improvements in garment supporters and moreparticularly to garment supporters for womens undergarments, such asbrassieres, corset covers, and similar items of lingerie. The mventionis applicable also to hose supporters and all types of garment supports,but I have deemed it best to show a single embodiment of my improvedsupport as applied to a ladvs brassiere.

F uither details of my invention will be apparent from the specificationand drawings in which Fig. l is a perspective view of a young woman,wearing a garment with my improved attachment thereon.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the brassiere showing two shoulderstraps fitted with my attachment as will be hereinafter moreparticularly described.

Fig. is a sectional view along the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. -i is an enlarged detail in perspective showing the end of theshoulder strap in place.

Fig. is a perspective View showing the method of attaching my improvedshoulder strap. Fig. 6 is a sectional view along the line 66 of Fig. 5.

F 7 is a. plan view of an improved shoulder strap embodying myinvention.

.Fig. 8 is a sectional view along the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view 99 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view along the line 10-40 of Fig. 7.

My aim in producing this improved shoulder strap was to provide a methodof fastening a womans garment without the use of metal fasteners of anykind, and also, if possible, to obviate the use of buttons permanentlyattached to the garment which make the garment more difficult to launderand which are apt to be broken in the process of laundering.

My improved fastener is made by attaching a small pocket or loop Ahaving the opening B as clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Co-operatingwith this pocket or loop A is the shoulder strap C which is shown inextended form in Fig. 7 of the drawing. It consists of a simple, flattube or cylinder of sill; or similar material which can be made byfolding over a piece of silk ribbon along the line 1927. Serial No.192,554.

and joining the same along its length, the ends thereof coming to apoint, as clearly shown in Fig. 7, so as to be more readily insertableinto the opening B. Into this flat tube or fastener C an opening D ismade, which opening is sufliciently wide to admit a disc E, which discmay be made of metal, ivory or similar material, or for conven ience aflat button of the proper size may be used. It should be noted that thesize of the disc E should be sufficiently large so that it will not passthrough the opening B of the loop or pocket A.

The method of using my improved fastener is as follows I slip the end ofthe strap C through the opening in the pocket A and when the openlng Dhas passed below the pocket A,-I then slip the disc E into the opening Dand the disc E naturally falls into the end of the strap G. Then bypulling the strap in the reverse direction, the disc E is firmly heldagainst the pocketor loop A and no other fastening is required as itwill readily be seen that the disc E cannot pass the loop or pocket A.To release the disc E from the strap it is only necessary to pull downthe end of the strap past the opening D and then the disc E can bepushed out of the opening D.

It will thus be apparent that I have herein devised a new fastener whichrequires no metal or permanent attachment to the garment of any kind andin which both the garment and the shoulder strap are readily washablewithout possible injury to the fas tener.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. A supporter fora garment comprising a tubular strap closed at both ends and having aslit intermediate said ends and a holding disc within said strap, saiddisc being removable through said slit.

2. In a garment supporter, a tubular strap closed at both ends andhaving an opening intermediate said ends, said opening beingsufiiciently large to permit the entrance or exit of a holding element,a holding element positioned within said strap and a loop attached tothe garment cooperating as a holding means with said holding element.

3. In a garment fastener, a flat tubular holding member having a narrowopening therein and a holding disc fitting in said opening and removablefrom said member.

4:. In a garment fastener, the combination of a disc and a flat tubularstrap of textile material having an opening therein to receive saiddisc, said disc being removable from said strap and a loop on thegarment adapted to hold said disc in place.

5. In a garment fastener, the combination of an element and a flat.tubular strap of textile material having an opening therein to recelve.said element, said element being removable from said strap and a loop onthe garment adapted to hold said element in; pl ce.

6. In a garment supporter, the combination of a tubular strap having anopening therein to receive a disc, a removable disc held in said strapanda loop on the garment adapted'to hold said disc in place, said U loophaving anopening narrower than the diameter of said disc.

7. In a garmentsupporter, the combination of a tubular strap having anopening therein to receive an element, a removable element held in saidstrap and a loop on the garment adapted to hold said element in place,said loop having an openlng narrower than the diameter of sald element.

material having a narrow opening to receive an element and an elementremovably held in said strap at one end thereof, in combination withmeans attached to the garment adapted to hold said disc in place.

10. In a garment supporter, the combination of a hollow "strap oftextile material .anda disc, said strap having .an opening therein toreceive said disc and holding means on the garment cooperating wlth saidstrap to support said garment.

11. In a garment supporter,the combination of a hollow strap of textilematerial and an element, said fstraphaving an open ing therein toreceive saidelement and hold ing means on the. garmentcooperating withsaid strap to support saidgarment.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature BOSE ROTHMAN.

